Magnolia Electric Co. [Import]

magnolia electric co. [import]

Track Listings

1. Farewell Transmission

2. I've Been Riding With the Ghost

3. Just Be Simple

4. Almost Was Good Enough

5. Old Black Hen

6. Peoria Lunch Box Blues

7. John Henry Split My Heart

8. Hold on Magnolia

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the alt-country act's 2003 album includes one bonus track, 'The Big Game Is Every Night'. Secretly Canadian. 2003.

Magnolia Electric Co.,Songs: Ohia,Alternative Country-Rock,Folk-Rock,Indie Rock,Rock/Pop

Magnolia Electric Co. [Import]

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Magnolia Electric Co
Manufacturer: Secretly Canadian
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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file next to neil young & crazy horse.
My favorite disc
Amazing Album
This album warms the cockles of my heart
Neverending Listening

Magnolia Electric Co.
Songs: Ohia
Manufacturer: Secretly Canadian
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008AJQ4
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

Farewell Transmission
I've Been Riding With The Ghost
Just Be Simple
Almost Was Good Enough
The Old Black Hen
Peoria Lunch Box Blues
John Henry Split My Heart
Hold On Magnolia

Customer Reviews:

file next to neil young & crazy horse........2007-02-15

darndest marketing move since the infamous "black album" by spinal tap: the group name Songs: Ohia appears nowhere on the cd, outside or inside. oh well, i admire career self-sabotage as much as the next guy. the music itself is fantastic, and you can't help commenting on the obvious neil young and crazy horse influence. you really can't. plenty of striking melodies that float out and hang around the air emminate from this recording. lots of hypnotic mid-tempo stuff. good stuff. an all-around pleaser for the indie rock crowd. go ahead and get it.

My favorite disc.......2006-08-17

I have had many "best disc of all time". Right now this disc holds that title.

Amazing Album.......2006-02-09

This album kicks ass. Sons:Ohia gets down to its southern roots with this amazing feat of musical genius.Throughout there are poetic lyrics, raunchy slide guitars and interesting arrangements. The album highlight is without a doubt "Farewell Transmission" where frontman Jason Molina orchestrates a seven minute southwestern anthem, spitting out such lyrics as "Some one must have set them up/ now they'll be working in the cold grey rock/ now they'll be working in the hot mill steam/ now they'll be working in the concrete," and "Mamma here comes midnight with the dead moon in his jaws/ must be the big star about to fall," and conducting multipart vocal harmonies. The rest of the album is solid to say the least,. This album is an easy transition from folk acts like Niel Young and Will Oldham as well as modern Southern rock groups like the Silver Jews. This is my favorite album right now, and it will be yours too. So buy this album. NOW!

This album warms the cockles of my heart.......2005-11-16

I got into Jason Molina and co. through a friend who knew I had a soft spot for alt-country. I'm especially fond of Neil Young's earlier, more country tinged works ("Everybody Knows This is Nowhere," "Tonight's the Night," ect.). If you feel the same, read on...

Let me start by saying that this is some of the most well crafted, fluently beautiful music I've ever heard. From front to back, the songwriting and execution is immaculate: each instrument blooms into vivid harmony. Molina is an incredible song writer: the kind of lyrics that send shivers of joy down your spine. I'd really like to quote some of them for you, but I don't want to spoil it...everyone who's interested should just buy it and let it take you away.

Neverending Listening.......2004-08-31

I received this album, copied from a friend, about one or two years ago. I was in transition with moving and did not get to listen to it much. I brought it back out about 4 months ago, and I cannot stop listening to it. Over and over again. I never tire from it. No matter that there are two other voices on it besides Jason Molina's...they are beautiful. I will not communicate any musically descriptive words to describe this album, and I will not compare it to other singers. This album is truly on its own. You will not be disappointed.

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One for the road
You're not the only one
Don't This Look Like The Dark...
Punch in the Gut Beautiful
Tasty good roots rock!

What Comes After the Blues
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ASIN: B0007UDC8U
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Amazon.com

Here's what's confusing: Jason Molina, main guy behind Magnolia Electric Co., was, in a previous incarnation, Songs: Ohia, which put out the widely praised 2003 disc Magnolia Electric Co . Regardless of what handle he's recording under, though—and there have been many—Molina's sound maintains a certain earthy, tumbleweeds-and-troubled-times integrity that doesn't appear to be winding its way toward beach blankets and sunny skies. On What Comes After the Blues, as on other efforts, there is a certain Neil Youngishness to the music that can't be ignored (dig into reading material on Molina and you quickly get the sense he'd prefer that it be ignored). But that's to its advantage. Where the late-90s indie rock brigade bulldozed their own mud-caked interpretations of Harvest-era folk into the ground, opening the door for the resurgence of retooled 80s pop, Molina's rotgut-steeped rock betrays a haunting! authenticity that won't soon lose its flavor. The gratifying opening guitar storm of first track "The Dark Don't Hide It," in fact, could fuel a real-rock turnabout on its own. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

With 'What Comes After the Blues,' we enter a new era with Jason Molina. After seven full-length studio albums in as many years - each recorded using a revolving cast of players under the name Songs: Ohia - Molina has retired the name as well as his wayward days and settled in with a new, consistent cast of players. He has named this group Magnolia Electric Co., after his final Songs: Ohia album. Why now? Surely moving to Southern Indiana and finding a once-in-a-career band consisting of Pete Schreiner, Jason Groth, Mark Rice and Mike Kapinus had something to do with it.

Sonically, this isn't a huge departure from where Songs: Ohia was headed these past few years. The steel howls hauntedly, the guitars soar and crunch with verve, and the songs resonate with timelessness. Steve Albini's live-in-a-room, captured-as-it-was-played engineering technique is still a crucial player. Where we find the marked difference is in their confidence, as afforded by experience and trust in one another. These guys are talented, hardworking, and actually enjoy playing with one another - and you can hear it in their songs. As on the limited edition live album Trials & Errors, Magnolia Electric Co. know exactly what they are shooting for and hit it dead center with every attempt. This is not indie rock anymore. Magnolia Electric Co. have made a no-bullshit album that is both rocking and full of life…a fist-pumper that manages to hit great depths of beauty.

Customer Reviews:

One for the road.......2007-05-13

One thing that annoys me a bit about being a 30-something is how much great music I missed in the 60s and early 70s. Its not the same thing when someone tells you about as it is when you discover it for yourself. People told me about Tonight's the Night and Music From the Big Pink, but I discovered WCATB all by myself. I picked it up in a CD store and immediately dug the name, and the cover. The fantastic title was just the cherry on the cake. It was one of those CDs that just says: "I've been waiting for you". So when I took a listen to it and discovered that it was a) right up my dirty little street and b) recorded by Steve Albini, indie guitar god and now-famous producer, I just had to have it. WCATB is a real gem if you love 'folk rock' and hate that description in equal measure. I much prefer Cosmic American Music (with all due credit to Greil Marcus, who coined the phrase). If you are familiar with the likes of Mercury Rev's Deserter's Songs and Will Oldham's Viva Last Blues, you'd better step to this pronto. Based largely around Jason Molina's tremulous vocals, with perfectly measured dabs of electric guitar, bass, drums and - oh, yes - piano adding to the atmosphere, it is another instalment in the fantastic road trip that began with The Band The Band. Travelling along that great cosmic highway, it spends a night at the Motel Tonight's the Night to be sure, but all those Neil Young comparisons really miss the point. MEC are their own thing, and they have considerable greatness in them. The companion piece to this - Fading Trails - is also superb, but I have even higher hopes for the future. If they can just sustain this level of genius for 45 mins plus, they will have something that is equal in stature to anything that was produced in the halycon days of rock music. Ease on down the road indeed.

You're not the only one.......2006-09-20

...whose life can live up to the lie.

Every song is subtle and well crafted. The lyrics will break your heart. If you are looking for kick a** rock listen to Van Halen.

Don't This Look Like The Dark..........2006-02-22

Seems like the Indie kids jumped on the bandwagon 1 album too late (or 2, if you count Trials & Errors.) Somehow Molina has lost that stark, focused, bleak energy that served him so well previously. Now what we're left with is a bland, boring, 80's bar-band solo act. Does anyone remember The Lioness? Those were good songs, delivered with all of the wrenching plaintiveness of a penetrating songwriter. Now we get a shallow, plunky, whiny, gloss version of what we used to love. I guess it's better than a lot of sh*t bands on their best days, but still a let down. And what's with everybody saying this is a "hard-charging rock" record? The only song with cajones is the opening track, the rest is a pallid imitation of a better time. And by now the Indie kids have moved on & the fans have either walked off or acquiesced to a lesser sound. Here's hoping Molina walks off alone into the woods & finds the real gloom again.

Punch in the Gut Beautiful.......2005-06-16

This is the first time I've been so moved my an album that I felt compelled to use this forum to give feedback about (and promote) an artist. Excuse me, Artist. This album is the first exposure I've had with Jason Molina's music, and if his previous efforts are half as moving, I'll be buying them soon enough.
He's dark he's brooding and it's beautiful. The cathartic, yet familiar tone of his compositions convey raw, palpable emotion. His self-awareness is also in evidence in wonderfully simple "Northstar Blues" and "Hard to Love a Man" with it's asiatic interludes. The brevity of the album doesn't bother me, if it were longer I believe it would dilute the emotive power. Simply put, Molina is one of the strongest songwriter's I've heard in a long time and definitely worth supporting.

Tasty good roots rock!.......2005-06-06

I wasn't sure what to expect from this album, but I love it! Molina draws his inspiration from the classic, lonely sounds of Hank Williams and it shows, albeit in a more contemporary vein. Like the best moments of The Wallflowers, often better. My only wish is that it was longer than 8 tracks!

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Talk to me molina,again.
Brief, but exquisite
Worthy Addition
Fitting followup

Fading Trails
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Album Description

Jason Molina has lived in nine different locations and has had a dozen different backing bands on record in as many different recording environments. "Fading Trails" was recorded in four different studios. The essence of these recordings was extracted to create one cohesive being and thus defines what Magnolia Electric Co. truly is - something that's hard to define. One head, multiple bodies - the opposite of a hydra head.

Customer Reviews:

Talk to me molina,again........2007-06-30

although not as strong as their previous two releases,it's still superb.talk to me devil again,don't fade on me & lonesome valley are standout tracks.right now molina & co.can't do no wrong.can't wait for the upcomming box set.

Brief, but exquisite.......2007-05-13

This is the second MEC record I have bought (WCATB being the first). I'm already a huge fan. In my opinion, these guys deserve kudos equal to that which Will Oldham has enjoyed all these years. Except they are more consistent and have the decency to record their music in such a way that it is easy to hear, even on inferior equipment. Lo-fi schmo-fi. This is a superb companion to WCATB, which was one of my favourite LPs of 2006. If you're a fan of 'cosmic American music', I suggest you get into MEC pronto. They seem to tap into something which is entirely timeless, channelling The Band, Neil Young and the aforementioned Will Oldham in equal measures to provide a deeply satisfying listening experience that references nothing in modern music and is all the better for it. The only downside is this recording is a mere 28 minutes long. Hey dudes, how about a bit more content next time - they don't call it a Long Playing Album for nothing!

Worthy Addition.......2007-02-27

There is nothing earth-shattering here. Fans will recognize all of these songs because they are similar to songs on previous albums. That is perfectly fine with me. I believe I have all but two Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co. albums. I rank them as follows:

Trials & Errors - Live
The Lioness
Didn't It Rain
Hecla & Griper - EP
Magnolia Electric Company
Songs: Ohia
Hard To Love a Man - EP
Fading Trails
Ghost Tropic
Axxess & Ace

I give "Axxess & Ace" 4 stars, so this is a good album by comparison. I also think this may be the best starting place (aside from the unreal but expensive live album) for those trying to figure out Molinascination than some of the albums I ranked above it. First reviewer covered the hi-lights. No reason not to own this album.

Fitting followup.......2006-09-14

I had somehow forgotten that this one was on its way when I spotted it on the store shelf yesterday. Took it home with a little trepidation; after all, one never quite knows what to expect from a Jason Molina album. Will it be soft and contemplative? Loud and wailing? Turns out Fading Trails is somewhere in the middle, i.e. just right. Molina has made a career of capturing the plaintive sound of the rust belt, and here it's no different. A lot of great and sad songs, accented by pedal steel and some nice lead guitar noodling. Highlights include Don't Fade on Me and Lonesome Valley. A suitable companion to the self titled album and What Comes After the Blues. Seek it out.

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You Got Still Somethin' To Say About It?
no one beats jason molina
Fresh Toonage
Jason Groth really makes this group better
Drop the Oldham, Ring the Bell,

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Customer Reviews:

You Got Still Somethin' To Say About It?.......2007-01-30

I was introduced to Songs: Ohio/Magnolia Electric Company through [...]. I kept hearing three different songs from this album, and many others from other albums. After hearing "Leave the City" for about the fourth time, I took the plunge and bought this album for $[...]. I have since bought three or four other full lengths and I really, really love this band.

Nothing can prepare you for this album. I cannot remember the last time I could visualize a live performance so clearly from a recording. I really love Mark Kozelek, but his recent live release, "Little Drummer Boy," simply does not compare. I am also a big My Morning Jacket fan, and I think this album beats the pants off the brilliant Okonokos. This album is a treasure. I must now make full use of its cost by spreading the Gospel of Molina.

no one beats jason molina.......2005-03-07

a meditative, bluesy live album. Both comforting and disturbing at the same time. I can't wait for the new studio release in April.

Fresh Toonage.......2005-02-14

Well, at age 48, I must say that I am not one who often finds new and fresh music that excites me. This CD by Magnolia Electric Co, does. I happened on these guys kind of by mistake---heard "Dark Don't Hide It" on the radio, and it blew me away, so I HAD to have the "Trails and Errors" release. Received it about a week ago, and it has never left the CD player. There will be inevitable comparisons to Neil Young, which i am sure the band would consider to be a compliment. I read a review that said "Trials and Errors" is actually an existential response to Young's "Tonight's The Night". When I read that, I thought the reviewer was nuts. So, I did what any good rocker would do---I pulled out my copy of "Tonight's The Night" and put it in the CD player, to be followed by "Trials and Errors". The musical experience was incredible. I would heartily recommend it to anyone.

I don't care if you're 25 or 55, this is one of the best musical experiences you will ever have. These guys are phenomenal.

Jason Groth really makes this group better.......2005-01-26

Jason's awesome guitar playing makes this cd a must have.

Drop the Oldham, Ring the Bell,.......2005-01-22

Cross the Road, Leave the City - - -

it's Magnolia Electric Co.'s (previously known as Songs: Ohia) latest live release. Gone are the days, it seems, where Jason Molina is a protoge of Will Oldham. After listening to Trials and Errors extensively, and seeing the band live in Philadelphia (supported by Br. Danielson, The Court and Spark, and Motorist), it is quite obvious that, at least for now, Jason Molina and the boys have shed more than just a name.

This album reflects both talented songwriting and skilled performances, including new utilizations of instruments, particularly apparent in Leave the City and The Last Three Human Words (this reviewer's favorite new Magnolia Electric Co. song). Trials and Errors includes a perfect mix of new and older material.

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For the record, it's wonderful

Hard to Love a Man
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Album Description

This mini-album contains the first single from the debut full-length "What Comes After The Blues" plus four previously unreleased songs. Categorically, they're working class rock, having secured their place amongst like-minded icons such as Bob Seger, CCR, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen. The wounded feminine voice coupled with sweeping guitar and mournful organ dramatically reiterate the loneliness and guilt of separation. "...it's the solitary wailing of American ghosts, of failure and regret in the eerie stillness of the Midwest. It's the modern man's blues" - Magnet. "...Molina has all the communal warmth of a bonfire sing-along, with vivid - often bloody - tales of love and betrayal, served with a twang and a smile" - Details.

Customer Reviews:

For the record, it's wonderful.......2005-11-08

For all you Magnolia Electric Co. / Songs: Ohia / Jason Molina fans out there who are wavering on whether or not to bite the bullet and get this EP: Bite away, folks! The new songs are terrific, and they more than make up for the fact that you've probably had the title track for a while. I got the CD for 'Doing Something Wrong,' but both 'Bowery' and '31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues' have grabbed me--plus I can't deny that I'm enjoying the left-field Zevon cover.

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ASIN: B00008DZ1N
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

Farewell Transmission
I've Been Riding With the Ghost
Just Be Simple
Almost Was Good Enough
Old Black Hen
Peoria Lunch Box Blues
John Henry Split My Heart
Hold on Magnolia

Album Description

Japanese edition of the alt-country act's 2003 album includes one bonus track, 'The Big Game Is Every Night'. Secretly Canadian. 2003.

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